Veolia Transdev appoints “Smarter Mobility” Director for launch of its global offer

2012.19.12
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Veolia Transdev announces the appointment of Thierry Elkaim as worldwide Director of its Smarter Mobility business.

He will be responsible for launching the company’s new offer developed through a technology partnership with IBM, working with teams in Europe, the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region.

Thierry Elkaim was previously with Microsoft where he held the positions of Director of Partnerships and Public Sector Sales Director. Prior to Microsoft, he had held several management positions at Sun Microsystems.

He holds an engineering degree from ESME (Special school for mechanical and electrical) and an MBA from HEC.

Smarter Mobility

Smarter Mobility is a solution providing real-time, predictive information enabling the world’s major cities to streamline traffic flows and individuals to optimize their travel time, across all transport modes (auto, bus, tramway, subway, bicycle…). The offer positions Veolia Transdev as a global leader in digital innovation in the public transport market.

More information about Smarter Mobility

About Veolia Transdev

Born out of the merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev, a subsidiary of Veolia Environment and Caisse des Dépôts, Veolia Transdev is the world’s leading public transport operator. Veolia Transdev advises and supports regional authorities, from the pre-project stage to the daily operation of public transport networks, including project management assistance. With 102,000 staff in 27 countries, the group operates 60,000 vehicles and 25 tram systems. In 2010, Veolia Transport generated turnover of 7.8 billion euros.